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Trash snooper must avoid Semblers
By LEONORA LaPETER
Published January 18, 2007
ST. PETERSBURG - A man who dug through the trash of former Italian Ambassador Mel Sembler can never do it again. A judge has ruled that Richard Bradbury, who retrieved a penile pump from Sembler's trash and posted it for sale on eBay, must forever steer clear of Mel and Betty Sembler and their trash. The dispute dates to the 1980s when Bradbury was a client at Straight, a now-defunct Pinellas Park drug treatment center that the Semblers co-founded. Bradbury charged that abuse was rampant there, and tried to bring attention to the issue by picketing at Sembler's business and home He took it further when he advertised Sembler's discarded penile pump, which was prescribed for the developer during prostate cancer more than a decade ago. The Semblers sought the injunction to keep Bradbury away.
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by Matt
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01/18/07 01:29 PM
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Trash is public domian ... guess that means someone lese will have to take up the trash searches.
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by Helen
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01/18/07 12:54 PM
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I needed a laugh this morning. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving person.
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by Cal
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01/18/07 11:23 AM
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Too buy off the judge was pretty dense on Mel's part. Now Richard will probably appeal and bring even MORE publicity and shame to Mel. Wonder what his employees say about him behind his back at the water cooler.. LOL
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by Rick
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01/18/07 11:10 AM
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I have a very close friend who still suffers from what happened to him over 20 years ago - because of the Semblers.
They should move away and let old wounds heal.
I boycott ALL SEMBLER properties, including Baywalk as my show of support, you could 2.
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by Lisa
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01/18/07 10:00 AM
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Isn't that just great!!! The only way good old Mel could keep Bradbury away was with the help of a penis pump!! Wonder if he knew it would help in more ways than one. Though I'm sure the judge cost more!
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by Chris
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01/18/07 08:33 AM
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Can I go through the Semblers trash and hand over to Mr. Bradbury whatever I might find?
I'd bet Mr. Sembler has purchased an incinerator, or is contracting with a service...
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by missy gooch
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01/18/07 05:23 AM
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sembler,straight,par all the same and old news but I believe the courts have ruled that once at the curb its open to anyone even the fbi. nothing like an old grudge though a bud is ex-straight and feels the same was as bad as jwb is now. money talks.
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